Trump signs Dakota Access Pipeline memo to speed process

by Episcopal News Service, by Mary Frances Schjonberg

25/01/2017

Source: Anglican Communion News Service

While reaction to President Donald Trump’s actions yesterday (24 January) designed to move forward both the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines was swift, the immediate impact of his memoranda remained unclear. Nothing in Trump’s memorandum on the Dakota Access Pipeline appears to force approval of the project but would try to speed the US Army Corps of Engineers’ ongoing environmental review process.